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@BAL		3
1
COL
@BOS		7
1
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@DET		6
5
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@KCR		8
17
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@MIN		2
3
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7
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5
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2
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Thursday, June 14, 2007 7:10PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 28,837, Time of Game: 3:11
Cardinals
8
28-35
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 6½ GB
 at Royals
17
26-41
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 14 GB
W: Zack Greinke (4-4)
L: Kip Wells (2-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  3  2   0  0  1   1  0  0    8 11  0
Royals          1  8  0   6  0  2   0  0  X   17 15  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Adam Kennedy 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .218 .559 14 8 -0.006 0.46 0.037 -0.043 0.8 0 3 SB
So Taguchi LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .283 .752 16 10 0.075 0.64 0.106 -0.032 0.4 1 0
Albert Pujols 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .304 .945 12 8 -0.043 0.64 0.040 -0.083 0.4 11 1 HR,GDP
Jim Edmonds CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .242 .710 20 11 0.050 0.38 0.061 -0.011 0.7 1 0
Scott Rolen 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .261 .720 14 9 0.007 0.79 0.037 -0.030 -0.8 0 2 SF,GDP
Juan Encarnacion RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .276 .781 13 8 0.006 0.60 0.056 -0.051 0.0 3 0
Chris Duncan DH 4 1 2 4 0 0 .253 .802 21 13 0.249 0.81 0.251 -0.002 2.5 HR
Kelly Stinnett C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .500 14 9 -0.072 0.61 0.000 -0.072 -1.3 5 0
Aaron Miles SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .275 .628 12 6 0.028 0.34 0.039 -0.011 0.3 3 3 2B
Kip Wells P
   Randy Flores P 1
   Kelvin Jimenez P
   Tyler Johnson P
   Russ Springer P
   Jason Isringhausen P
   Ryan Franklin P
Team Totals 35 8 11 7 4 3 .314 .889 136 82 0.294 0.58 0.627 -0.335 3.0 24 10
2B: A Miles (7, off Z Greinke).
HR: C Duncan (11, off S Elarton; 2nd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF); A Pujols (16, off J Gobble; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: S Rolen (4, off Z Greinke).
TB: C Duncan 5; A Pujols 5; A Miles 2; S Taguchi 2; J Encarnacion; A Kennedy; S Rolen; J Edmonds.
GIDP: S Rolen (6); A Pujols (9).
RBI: C Duncan 4 (25); A Pujols (44); A Kennedy (12); S Rolen (25).
2-out RBI: C Duncan; A Kennedy.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Pujols-A Miles-A Pujols.
Baserunning
SB: A Kennedy (3, 2nd base off Z Greinke/J LaRue).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus CF 4 3 1 3 1 0 .259 .724 23 14 0.177 0.86 0.191 -0.013 2.5 2 0 2B,HBP
Esteban German 2B 3 2 1 2 2 1 .265 .746 25 12 0.156 0.90 0.166 -0.010 1.2 3 6
   Fernando Cortez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Mark Teahen RF 5 1 3 5 0 0 .286 .805 10 8 0.140 0.86 0.154 -0.013 5.1 5 0 2·3B
Emil Brown DH 5 2 3 3 0 1 .229 .609 12 7 0.184 0.66 0.185 -0.001 1.7 2B
Alex Gordon 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 .204 .652 14 10 -0.015 0.61 0.097 -0.112 0.4 0 2 HR,GDP
Ryan Shealy 1B 4 2 0 1 1 1 .214 .596 24 15 0.041 0.41 0.047 -0.006 -0.2 10 1
Jason LaRue C 5 0 1 0 0 1 .176 .582 25 14 -0.031 0.39 0.008 -0.039 -0.6 3 0
Tony Pena SS 5 3 4 1 0 0 .273 .662 11 7 0.086 0.39 0.086 0.000 2.0 1 1 2B
Joey Gathright LF 2 3 0 0 3 0 .292 .767 24 10 0.052 0.52 0.067 -0.015 0.6 2 0
Scott Elarton P
   Zack Greinke P
   Jimmy Gobble P
   Joakim Soria P 1 1
   Neal Musser P
Team Totals 38 17 15 17 7 5 .395 1.158 168 97 0.790 0.63 1.001 -0.209 12.6 27 12
2B: D DeJesus (15, off K Jimenez); T Pena (8, off R Springer); E Brown (6, off R Flores).
3B: M Teahen 2 (5, 1 off R Springer, 1 off T Johnson).
HR: A Gordon (5, off K Jimenez; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
HBP: D DeJesus (6, by K Wells).
TB: M Teahen 7; A Gordon 5; T Pena 5; E Brown 4; D DeJesus 2; J LaRue; E German.
GIDP: A Gordon (1).
RBI: M Teahen 5 (35); D DeJesus 3 (21); E Brown 3 (24); E German 2 (18); A Gordon 2 (16); T Pena (18); R Shealy (17).
2-out RBI: M Teahen 4; D DeJesus 2; T Pena.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 9 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 2. E German-R Shealy; T Pena-E German-R Shealy.

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kip Wells, L (2-11) 1.1 3 6 6 4 1 0 6.93 11 44 22 13 2 7 2 3 3 0 21 -0.373 1.66 -3.9
Randy Flores 0.2 5 3 3 0 0 0 5.01 7 22 15 11 2 2 5 2 1 0 2 2 -0.307 0.91 -4.0
Kelvin Jimenez 1.2 4 6 6 2 1 1 9.93 11 35 20 14 1 5 4 4 2 0 0 0 -0.097 0.28 -3.4
Tyler Johnson 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.24 5 16 11 8 2 1 1 4 0 0 2 2 -0.012 0.05 -1.0
Russ Springer 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 3.18 6 29 16 8 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 -0.003 0.02 -1.4
Jason Isringhausen 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.73 3 14 10 6 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Ryan Franklin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.82 3 8 3 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Team Totals 8 15 17 17 7 5 1 19.12 46 168 97 63 13 21 14 19 8 0 21 4 4 -0.792 0.58 -12.6

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Scott Elarton 2 5 6 6 3 0 1 8.54 13 44 24 16 1 7 4 6 2 0 19 -0.402 0.97 -4.7
Zack Greinke, W (4-4) 4 4 1 1 1 3 0 5.27 16 57 36 26 2 8 4 8 1 0 3 2 0.108 0.68 1.1
Jimmy Gobble 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.59 5 16 11 7 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.02 -0.5
Joakim Soria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.04 3 9 6 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.6
Neal Musser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.39 3 10 5 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Team Totals 9 11 8 8 4 3 2 8.00 40 136 82 58 4 20 14 19 3 0 19 3 2 -0.293 0.63 -3.0
S Elarton faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: K Wells (3).
HBP: K Wells (3; D DeJesus).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Carlson, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Ted Barrett.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 28,837.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Kansas City Royals
1 Adam Kennedy 2B 1 David DeJesus CF
2 So Taguchi LF 2 Esteban German 2B
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 Mark Teahen RF
4 Jim Edmonds CF 4 Emil Brown DH
5 Scott Rolen 3B 5 Alex Gordon 3B
6 Juan Encarnacion RF 6 Ryan Shealy 1B
7 Chris Duncan DH 7 Jason LaRue C
8 Kelly Stinnett C 8 Tony Pena SS
9 Aaron Miles SS 9 Joey Gathright LF
Kip Wells P Scott Elarton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 1-1 0 12- 2,(1-0)  RRR STL C. Duncan S. Elarton -18% 23% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Rolen Scores; Encarnacion Scores
b2 4-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R KCR M. Teahen R. Flores 14% 73% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); DeJesus Scores; German to 3B; Teahen to 2B/Adv on throw
b2 2-4 1 123 6,(2-2)  RR KCR E. German K. Wells 13% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive); Pena Scores; Gathright Scores; DeJesus to 2B
b1 1-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO KCR A. Gordon K. Wells -11% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
b2 5-4 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RR KCR E. Brown R. Flores 10% 82% Double to LF (Ground Ball); German Scores; Teahen Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL A. Kennedy S. Elarton -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL S. Taguchi S. Elarton -8% 38% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Kennedy to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  ROO STL A. Pujols S. Elarton 6% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Kennedy Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Edmonds S. Elarton 1% 45% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Kip Wells facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR D. DeJesus K. Wells 4% 49% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR E. German K. Wells 2% 51% Wild Pitch; DeJesus to 2B
b1 0-1 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR E. German K. Wells 3% 55% Walk
b1 0-1 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Teahen K. Wells -1% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); DeJesus to 3B; German to 2B
b1 0-1 1 -23 2,(1-0)  R KCR E. Brown K. Wells 7% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); DeJesus Scores; German to 3B
b1 1-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO KCR A. Gordon K. Wells -11% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL S. Rolen S. Elarton -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 1-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Encarnacion S. Elarton -6% 41% Walk; Rolen to 2B
t2 1-1 0 12- 2,(1-0)  RRR STL C. Duncan S. Elarton -18% 23% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Rolen Scores; Encarnacion Scores
t2 4-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL K. Stinnett S. Elarton 1% 25% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 4-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Miles S. Elarton 1% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 4-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Kennedy S. Elarton 1% 26% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Kip Wells facing 6-7-8
b2 1-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR R. Shealy K. Wells 4% 30% Walk
b2 1-4 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O KCR J. LaRue K. Wells -3% 27% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR T. Pena K. Wells 4% 30% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Shealy to 2B
b2 1-4 1 12- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Gathright K. Wells 6% 37% Walk; Shealy to 3B; Pena to 2B
b2 1-4 1 123 3,(0-2)  R KCR D. DeJesus K. Wells 9% 46% Hit By Pitch; Shealy Scores; Pena to 3B; Gathright to 2B
b2 2-4 1 123 6,(2-2)  RR KCR E. German K. Wells 13% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive); Pena Scores; Gathright Scores; DeJesus to 2B
Randy Flores replaces Kip Wells pitching
b2 4-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R KCR M. Teahen R. Flores 14% 73% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); DeJesus Scores; German to 3B; Teahen to 2B/Adv on throw
b2 5-4 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RR KCR E. Brown R. Flores 10% 82% Double to LF (Ground Ball); German Scores; Teahen Scores
b2 7-4 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  KCR A. Gordon R. Flores 3% 85% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Brown to 3B
b2 7-4 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  RO KCR R. Shealy R. Flores 1% 86% Lineout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Deep 2B); Brown Scores
b2 8-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR J. LaRue R. Flores 1% 87% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Shealy to 2B
b2 8-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R KCR T. Pena R. Flores 5% 91% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Shealy Scores; LaRue to 3B
b2 9-4 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Gathright R. Flores -1% 90% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
8 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 9.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-9, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 2-3-4
t3 4-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL S. Taguchi S. Elarton -2% 87% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
t3 4-9 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL A. Pujols S. Elarton -4% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive); Taguchi to 2B
t3 4-9 0 12- 7,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds S. Elarton -6% 78% Walk; Taguchi to 3B; Pujols to 2B
Zack Greinke replaces Scott Elarton pitching
t3 4-9 0 123 1,(0-0)  RO STL S. Rolen Z. Greinke 2% 80% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Taguchi Scores; Pujols to 3B
t3 5-9 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Encarnacion Z. Greinke 5% 85% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t3 5-9 2 1-3 8,(3-2)  R STL C. Duncan Z. Greinke -7% 78% Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Pujols Scores; Edmonds to 3B; Duncan to 2B/Adv on throw
t3 6-9 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O STL K. Stinnett Z. Greinke 6% 83% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Royals 9.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Cardinals' Kelvin Jimenez facing 1-2-3
Kelvin Jimenez replaces Randy Flores pitching
b3 9-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus K. Jimenez -1% 82% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 9-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. German K. Jimenez -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 9-6 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR M. Teahen K. Jimenez -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Royals 9.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-9, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 9-1-2
t4 6-9 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Miles Z. Greinke -4% 77% Walk
t4 6-9 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Kennedy Z. Greinke 4% 80% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4 6-9 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Taguchi Z. Greinke 3% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t4 6-9 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Pujols Z. Greinke 2% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Royals 9.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Cardinals' Kelvin Jimenez facing 4-5-6
b4 9-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR E. Brown K. Jimenez 2% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b4 9-6 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR KCR A. Gordon K. Jimenez 7% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Brown Scores
b4 11-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR R. Shealy K. Jimenez -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b4 11-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. LaRue K. Jimenez -0% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b4 11-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR T. Pena K. Jimenez 0% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 11-6 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Gathright K. Jimenez 0% 94% Walk; Pena to 2B
b4 11-6 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RR KCR D. DeJesus K. Jimenez 4% 98% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Pena Scores; Gathright Scores
b4 13-6 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR E. German K. Jimenez 0% 98% Walk
Tyler Johnson replaces Kelvin Jimenez pitching
b4 13-6 2 12- 3,(0-2)  RR KCR M. Teahen T. Johnson 1% 99% Triple to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); DeJesus Scores; German Scores
b4 15-6 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. Brown T. Johnson -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Royals 15.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-15, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 4-5-6
t5 6-15 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL J. Edmonds Z. Greinke -0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t5 6-15 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO STL S. Rolen Z. Greinke 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
t5 6-15 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Encarnacion Z. Greinke 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Royals 15.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 15-6, Cardinals' Tyler Johnson facing 5-6-7
b5 15-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Gordon T. Johnson -0% 100% Flyball: RF
b5 15-6 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR R. Shealy T. Johnson -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 15-6 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR J. LaRue T. Johnson -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Royals 15.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-15, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 7-8-9
t6 6-15 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL C. Duncan Z. Greinke 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t6 6-15 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL K. Stinnett Z. Greinke 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t6 6-15 2 --- 4,(2-1)  STL A. Miles Z. Greinke -0% 100% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t6 6-15 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R STL A. Kennedy Z. Greinke -0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Miles Scores
t6 7-15 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  STL S. Taguchi Z. Greinke -0% 99% Kennedy Steals 2B
t6 7-15 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O STL S. Taguchi Z. Greinke 0% 100% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Royals 15.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 15-7, Cardinals' Russ Springer facing 8-9-1
Russ Springer replaces Tyler Johnson pitching
b6 15-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR T. Pena R. Springer 0% 100% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b6 15-7 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Gathright R. Springer 0% 100% Walk
b6 15-7 0 12- 7,(2-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus R. Springer -0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b6 15-7 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O KCR E. German R. Springer -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b6 15-7 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RR KCR M. Teahen R. Springer 0% 100% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Pena Scores; Gathright Scores
b6 17-7 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O KCR E. Brown R. Springer -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Royals 17.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 7-17, Royals' Jimmy Gobble facing 3-4-5
Jimmy Gobble replaces Zack Greinke pitching
t7 7-17 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R STL A. Pujols J. Gobble -0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t7 8-17 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL J. Edmonds J. Gobble 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t7 8-17 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL S. Rolen J. Gobble 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t7 8-17 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Encarnacion J. Gobble -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 8-17 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  STL C. Duncan J. Gobble -0% 100% Defensive Indifference; Encarnacion to 2B
t7 8-17 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Duncan J. Gobble 0% 100% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Royals 17.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 17-8, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 5-6-7
Jason Isringhausen replaces Russ Springer pitching
b7 17-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Isringhausen -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b7 17-8 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR R. Shealy J. Isringhausen -0% 100% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
b7 17-8 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. LaRue J. Isringhausen 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Royals 17.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 8-17, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 8-9-1
Joakim Soria replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
t8 8-17 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL K. Stinnett J. Soria 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t8 8-17 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Miles J. Soria 0% 100% Groundout: P-2B-1B
t8 8-17 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Kennedy J. Soria 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Royals 17.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 17-8, Cardinals' Ryan Franklin facing 8-9-1
Ryan Franklin replaces Jason Isringhausen pitching
b8 17-8 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR T. Pena R. Franklin 0% 100% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
b8 17-8 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR J. Gathright R. Franklin 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b8 17-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus R. Franklin 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Royals 17.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 8-17, Royals' Neal Musser facing 2-3-4
Neal Musser replaces Joakim Soria pitching
Fernando Cortez replaces Esteban German playing 2B batting 2nd
t9 8-17 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL S. Taguchi N. Musser 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t9 8-17 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Pujols N. Musser 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t9 8-17 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. Edmonds N. Musser 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Royals 17.

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